News
Welcome!
Welcome to the internet home of the Henden and Lanhill Caspian studs. We hope you find much to interest yourself as you navigate around our site. On this page you will find all the latest news from the stud, as well as the caspian world in general. As far as our stud is concerned we have a page devoted to profiles of many of our horses, an information page on stud arrangements, as well as our "for sale" page detailing our currently available stock. We have included a page of information on the Caspian for those unfamiliar with the breed and contact information should you require it. We will endeavour to update as much as possible, so bookmark this site and come back soon as we will sure to be posting more profiles, as well as expanding the site with a gallery section and a guestbook.
Hopstone Shabdiz
20/07/2010
It is with great sadness that we have to share the news that Hopstone Shabdiz died this morning aged 29 years. He has been ones of Henden Studs top stallions for nearly 25 years having bought him as a 5 year old from Eric and Mavis Worthington.
He has been a magnificent servant of the breed, both ridden and in hand, being a breed champion on many occasions, a veterans cup winner frequently and the sire of over 60 progeny.
He will be greatly missed at the stud and particularly at this years breed show. He always enjoyed the show ring where he knew how to present himself to the best advantage. He participated in last years show and 2 of my mares will foal his last progeny this month.
We are grateful to have his son, Henden Troy, to continue his bloodlines.
A Fleet of New Foals!
04/06/2010
We've been having a wonderful time at the Royal Bath and West show in
Shepton Mallet,
Breed Show Dates Announced
07/03/2010
The 2010 Caspian Breed Show at the Henden and Lanhill Caspian Stud in
Wiltshire, will be held on the 22nd August. This is one of the largest
gatherings of Caspians in the
Your Horse Live
14/11/2009
We were extremely pleased to be invited back to YHL after a wonderful time
in 2008. We once again decided to take Henden Troy, a five year old stallion.
We were situated in the
Horse Of The Year Show
07/10/2009
We were delighted to be invited to exhibit at the prestigious Horse of the Year Show this year and decided to take Lanhill Minoo, a three year old filly, to be on the stand. We were situated in the Interactive Feature Area with several other rare breeds and received a constant flow of visitors to the stand all week! It was extremely busy and we handed out hundreds of leaflets and stickers! We had lots of interest in the breed, from people who had never heard of the Caspian to those that already owned them or had read about them. Overall, an exhausting but extremely successful week!
Coleacre Al Nadeem
03/10/2009
The stud recently received some mixed news from our friends in
Caspian Breed Society (UK )
Show
23/08/2009
Despite the CBS Chairman breaking her ankle two weeks earlier and a flood in the house, the Caspian Breed Society Show held at the Henden and Lanhill Stud went ahead. Our judge, Mrs Xanthe Barker-Wild really enjoyed her day and commented on the wonderful movement of the horses and the smooth running of the show. The weather was perfect and all the horses behaved themselves. The stud was pleased to win Supreme Champion with Henden Shilpa (2 year old filly) and Reserve Supreme Champion with Anti Eda (9 year old stallion). Debbie Thomson won Supreme Part bred Champion with Darkhorse Apache's Don Juan and Reserve, Darkhorse Donatello. It was also pleasing to see Tracey Hammond manning a Dengie stand with free samples and displays about feeding. Thank you to all who attended and helped out!
A Day of Intelligent Horsemanship With Sarah Weston
19/04/2009
Sarah Weston is a Recommended Associate or Intelligent Horsemanship and a holder of the Monty Roberts' Preliminary Certificate in Horsemanship. The day began with Henden Basil, one of our key stallions at the stud, in the round-pen with Sarah and her colleague, Julie Noviss. Basil has always disliked physical contact but Sarah and Julie were able to slowly gain his trust and worked up to stroking him on his neck. after a quick coffee break, we headed outside to watch Sarah dealing with Lily, a four year old part-bred filly, whose over-friendliness was getting a bit much! Further work was done with Charlie, a gelding whose behaviour was a bit 'babyish', Henden Troy, a stallion who was still a bit spooky and Henden Khandan Dokht, a mare that refused to pick her feet up for the farrier. Sarah was careful to take us back to basic ground rules when handling horses and give us tips that we could all try at home. Overall, it was a wonderful day and special thanks must go to Jane Scott who kept us all fed and watered throughout the day, and the CBS Chairman Angela Leadbetter who managed the raffle and stands.
Caspian Breed Society - Annual Show Dates Announced!
27/03/2009
As many will know, the annual CBS (UK) show is often held here at the stud. This year's show will be held on Sunday 23rd August, and the CBS (UK) AGM will be held as usual on the evening before.
The event is the largest gathering of Caspians in the
Sarah Weston - A day of Intelligent Horsemanship
27/03/2009
We are pleased to announce an exciting upcoming event to be held here at the stud on 19th April. Sarah Weston is a Recommended Associate of Intelligent Horsemanship and the holder of the Monty Roberts' Preliminary Certificate in Horsemanship. In what is set to be a thoroughly enjoyable day Sarah Weston will be demonstrating her techniques on a variety of horses, so come along and enjoy the occasion.
Tickets are £15 per adult and £10 for under 16s. This will include lunch and
hot drinks and all proceeds will go towards the Caspian Breed
Society (UK) - dedicated to the preservation of this wonderful breed. For
more details and information on booking a place, please download
this leaflet or contact
us with any enquiries you may have.